Iowa's fallen Vietnam War soldiers

Vietnam veteran Tom Brickman was an Army private in Vietnam who has spent most of the last 44 years trying to forget about the war. However, after seeing a traveling exhibition of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, he and his daughter were compelled to collect pictures of each of the 853 Iowans who died during the war. The following pages show the results of a small portion of their effort.

This photo is of Michael Keith Lewis of Lake City, Iowa, who was born March 20, 1946, and died on June 13, 1969. He served in the Army.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund/Ann Dean Robinson

This photos is of Daniel Wayne Thomas of Danbury, Iowa. He was born Sept. 9, 1946, and died July 6, 1971. He was in the Air Force.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

This photo is of Donald Wayne Thompson, an Army soldier from Montezuma, Iowa. He was born Oct. 2, 1945, and died Dec. 2, 1967.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Donald Gary Lammers from Forest City, Iowa was born on March 29, 1944. The Marine died on Aug. 24, 1968.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund/Hal Greenlee

Donald Ralph Ledlie is from Des Moines, Iowa. He was born Dec. 8, 1947, and died on April 30, 1970. He fought in the Army.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

David Glen Lovitt of Bedford, Iowa, was born on Dec. 3, 1947, and died on March 6, 1969. He was in the Army.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Army soldier Alan Ray Bresnahan of Dorchester, Iowa, was born Dec. 7, 1948, and died June 12, 1969.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund/Sherry Tekippe

Randall Lawrence Brockway of Burlington, Iowa, was born Dec. 31, 1944, and died Feb. 23, 1969. He was in the Army.

Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

William Joseph Barragy was from Waterloo, Iowa, and was born on Oct. 13, 1923. He served in the Army and died on May 4, 1966.